I normally take a walk over my lunch break. In the summer I count butterflies. I haven't seen any butterflies since about the middle of November. However,...
The fly you saw was likely a Trichocera sp. See bugguide http://bugguide.net/node/view/8522 The common name is winter crane fly (not really very closely...
After looking at the pictures I think you are right. It was much smaller than the crane flies that I am familar with. ... From: IA-BTRFLY@yahoogroups.com...
Here is a bibliography of field guides that may be useful to travelers. http://www.library.uiuc.edu/bix/fieldguides/main.htm Linda Scarth Cedar Rapids...
I thought I might try something out on you guys and probably on the Native Plant listserve as well. I am going to stick my neck out and attempt to create a...
Just now catching up on emails. Harlan, I love this idea! I usually have a couple of butterfly reports by now - not this year! Could it be the snow? I'm...
Great idea, Harlan! It's a good reminder of what we can be looking for in the next month. Personally I'm always amazed when I think about butterflies ...
Hi All! A couple of months ago there was a video on the wed that showed a monarch shedding its last skin and becoming a chrysalis. There was some talk about...
Central Iowa Butterfly Forecast April 1 to April 15, 2008 I may have been too optimistic about seeing butterflies in March. There are a couple of places where...
At least 2 Mourning Cloaks (Maybe 3 - it was 2 different observers) were seen at Springbrook State Park, Guthrie County on Tuesday (March 25). It was VERY...
Check this out! Loads of fun! http://www.whotv.com/Global/category.asp?C=5533&nav=menu100_1<http://www.whotv.com/Global/category.asp?C=5533&nav=menu100_1> ...
The second annual training for new individuals interested in participating in the Iowa Butterfly Survey Network (IBSN) will be held in Ames, Iowa at Reiman...
Had our first butterfly of the spring here in NW Iowa. A Mourning Cloak was found sunning in the garden this morning. Bruce Morrison, S.E. O'Brien County ...
I saw a couple of Polygonia butterflies on Saturday, March 29th at Hitchcock Nature Center (Pottawattamie County). They were so skittish that I got only brief...
Butterfly forecast for Central Iowa 4-15-08 to 4-30-08 The weather has been really bad for butterflies—cold and rainy. There have been some butterflies...
Harlan and others I saw a painted lady in my drive today. It looked kind of pathetic trying to warm itself and feed on a small patch of scilla in bloom. David...
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Saw a Painted Lady and an Eastern Comma in my backyard this afternoon. Frank Olsen...
Great report, Harlan. I too have chased a couple of leafs absolutely certain they were butterflies! Maybe this week we'll both be lucky! Kathleen Ziemer ...
Everyone, This message is to announce the ongoing 2008 season of the Vanessa Migration Project. In a way similar to Journey North's Monarch tracking, we are...
Today on my way back to Lake View from Cedar Rapids I made a stop at Goose Lake on the east edge of Jewel in Hamilton Co. at noon. Along Saratoga Ave. where...
A friend of mine says Tulsa, Oklahoma is swarming with painted ladies and he thinks they are headed this way. Can't be to soon for me! Kathleen Ziemer ...
It finally feels like spring! I saw my first Mourning Cloak of the year in front of my house in Des Moines this afternoon. Thanks for the butterfly forecasts,...
... There havn't been any substantial Painted Lady reports on the Texas or Oklahoma butterfly lists. Is it possible your friend errored in the identification?...
... There havn't been any substantial Painted Lady reports on the Texas or Oklahoma butterfly lists. Is it possible your friend errored in the identification?...
Hi Paul! Glad to see you on this list. I didn't know you were. David Boulken was the one who told me about the painted ladies in Oklahoma. I thought he was...
I saw 4 new species (for the year) this afternoon as listed below. All were single specimens, except I encountered a Painted Lady on two different ridge tops,...
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